Acts 10:9

And the next day, as they travelled the road and approached the city, Simon ascended the roof to pray, at the sixth hour.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

In Context

8And he related to them all that he had seen, and sent them to Joppa.

10And he became hungry, and desired to eat. And while they were providing for him, he fell into a trance.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:6But thou, when thou prayest enter into thy closet and close the door, and pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee openly.

Matthew 24:17and let him who is on the roof, not come down to take what is in his house:

Mark 1:35And in the morning, he rose much before others, and retired to a solitary place, and there prayed.

Matthew Henry on Acts 10:2-9

The Case of Cornelius. 1 There was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, 2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. 3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. 4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a… Read the whole commentary →

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